📘 Is Your Curriculum Ready for Term 2? The end of November is the perfect moment to pause, review and make sure your curriculum is fully aligned for Term 2.

📣 New CPD Video: Substantive vs Disciplinary Knowledge – Explained in 33 Minutes Struggling to clearly define substantive and disciplinary knowledge in your curriculum? Our new on-demand CPD video breaks it down simply and shows you how to apply both effectively across subjects.

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Our EYFS CPD Videos by Emma Lewry include: 🏃‍♀️ Gross Motor in the EYFS ✋ Fine Motor for Writing Readiness 🧱 Structuring Continuous Provision Effectively Each short video is perfect for twilight sessions or flexible staff training – packed with ideas you can use straight away.

As the term winds down (& glitter takes over the hall 😅), here are a few quick wins before the well-earned rest: ✅ Put wellbeing first –ease off meetings, celebrate your team, and let rest be the priority. ✅ Reflect, don’t reinvent –capture what’s worked well this term for a smoother January start

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🔍 Ready to transform how your school evaluates itself? Our Lens Self-evaluation is a tool designed to help you craft a concise, clear and robust self-evaluation aligned to the latest inspection expectations.

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Can the LC form part of a thematic curriculum? Our LCC Curriculum can absolutely form part of a thematic approach. Each challenge is carefully designed to cover the National Curriculum while allowing schools to plan alongside other subjects, where links are relevant, purposeful, and meaningful.

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True improvement doesn’t happen in isolation. Collaboration builds confidence, coherence, and collective expertise. As leaders, our role is to make space for professional dialogue, not just once a term, but every week. How does your school nurture collaborative practice? #SchoolLeadership

There’s nothing better than hearing how the Learning Challenge Curriculum is inspiring curiosity and enthusiasm in classrooms. When pupils are excited to see what comes next, learning becomes an adventure, not a checklist.

These resources have been developed to support children’s understanding of the disciplinary knowledge within specific subject areas. They tell them, in child friendly language, what they need to focus on within their year group to be really successful within that discipline.

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💡 Give your staff the tools to improve classroom dialogue and student outcomes. Our newest CPD videos from Clive Davies focus on two key areas highlighted in recent Ofsted reports: 🧠 Effective Questioning & Checking Understanding 🗣️ Developing Oracy Across the Curriculum

🌟 Try the Learning Challenge Curriculum for Free Are you looking for a curriculum that truly engages pupils and makes planning easier for teachers? The Learning Challenge Curriculum (LCC) helps schools create a connected, knowledge-rich approach that inspires curiosity and supports great teaching.

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Preparing for an inspection? Get the clarity you need with our free downloadable checklist, crafted to help you gather the right information for Ofsted under the New Inspection Framework from Autumn 2025. It’s fully updated based on pilot inspections and official guidance.

🔍 Be Confident and Ready for Your Next Inspection Preparing for an inspection can feel daunting, but being organised and informed makes all the difference. Our latest blog helps school leaders gather the right evidence to show the quality and impact of their work with confidence.

At Focus Education, we offer bespoke consultancy services tailored to your school’s needs — whether that’s a one-off session or ongoing support over time. From MATs and LAs to individual schools and academies, many now choose us as their preferred partner for school improvement. Discover more ⬇

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Is your English curriculum truly progressive? Building a strong English curriculum isn’t just about coverage — it’s about continuity and progression. This blog remains a go-to guide for understanding what real progression looks like and how to make learning stick.

Happy Halloween from Focus Education! 👻 Wishing all teachers, school staff, and pupils a fun (and not too spooky!) end to the half term. 🧡 Thank you for everything you do to inspire, support and lead learning every day. #HappyHalloween #FocusEducation #ThankYouTeachers #PrimaryEducation

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"This is such a purposeful, solution-focussed book. I love how it looks at each strand of literacy and outlines ‘typical development’ in each strand. Then explores responsive strategies to the possible barriers to learning in that strand."

🆕 New Resource: History Trailers History Trailers are editable PowerPoints that give pupils the key information they need before the learning begins. They are ideal for use as pre-teaching, homework before a new unit, or as an engaging first lesson.

🆕 Two New Blogs Now on Our Website As we move towards 2025, staying ahead of key changes and developing effective classroom practice is more important than ever.

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🔄 The Learning Challenge Curriculum (LCC): A Curriculum Built for Progress At Focus Education, we believe a great curriculum shouldn’t be static, it should evolve, adapt, and respond to what works best for learners and teachers alike. That’s exactly what the LCC is all about: constant evolution.

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Do you want support with your curriculum? Our team work with schools using many different curriculums. Sometimes you just need an external view. We're not here to judge or change your mind. We're here to support you and your school.

🔍 New On-Demand CPD from Focus Education 🎥 Reviewing Your Curriculum (28 min) — a practical CPD video led by Alex Neophitou Whether you're a senior leader or subject lead, this session guides you through how to review and refine your curriculum with clarity. What’s included ⬇️

🧠 Building an Effective Curriculum for Design & Technology 🎨🔧 Design & Technology can sometimes feel like one of the trickier subjects to plan for, balancing creativity, skill progression, and real world purpose.

✨ Resilience is built, not born. Every challenge in school leadership is an opportunity to grow stronger. 🌱 ⭐ Celebrate the small victories. ⭐ Acknowledge the tough days. ⭐ Remember: progress is rarely linear, but it is always possible.

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At Focus Education, we believe learning should be more than a single lesson, it should be a journey that sticks. 🌱

📚 Best-Selling Resources for Schools Looking for practical tools to strengthen your curriculum and teaching? Our most popular publications are designed to support leaders and teachers with clarity and impact ⬇️

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🏫 Focus Education Consultancy – Inspection Support You Can Trust Is your school ready for inspection? Don’t go in blind! Our consultancy offers tailored inspection support, delivered by experienced consultants (many of whom are former Ofsted inspectors).

✨ New CPD Video Available: Inspection Briefing with Tim Nelson ✨ Stay ahead with the latest insights into the new Ofsted framework.

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